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Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime ...

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning home to northern Gaza on Monday, bracing for what awaits them in ...

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians returning to their homes in northern Gaza have passed through checkpoints in ...

Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the ...

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that ...

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed ...

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on ...

Kidnapped Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released by Hamas, the first of three hostages due to be freed in Gaza on Thursday ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.